Expert Details
Precision Mechanical and Electromechanical Device Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Statistics
ID: 726252
California, USA
Expert has been in charge of new screw machining process development and has deployed several new processes to volume production with quality control systems in place and highly emphasized. These processes have been producing multi-million units per quarter and achieved outstanding quality results using QPM, Six Sigma, and SPC.
He has been the leader and innovator in the Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) methodologies, where capability analysis is a key factor. Expert had done capability studied on machined components, assemblies, plastic molded parts, stamped parts, coatings, and complex assembly processes.
Expert has designed many successful products that have gone into high volume production and acheived market leadership. He specializes in the design of ultraprecision mechanical components and the application of statistical methods to the design process.
He has implemented Design for Manufacturability into product designs and teaches the subject at the university as an upper division/graduate level course in mechanical engineering.
Functional test system qualification including Gage R&R, process capability, setting specification limits, and setting control limits for a wireless lighting control device.Mold tolerance characterization, tool qualification plan, process capability, and process improvement actions for injection molded electronic enclosures.His consulting experience has included DFM studies on several products, including mechanical, electronic and plastic injection molded parts.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1988 | Degree: MS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: California Polytechnic State University, SLO |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: BS | Subject: Aeronautical Engineering | Institution: California Polytechnic State University, SLO |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Employer: Adura Technologies | Title: COO - VP of Operations | Department: |
Responsibilities:He develops quality procedures, test system acceptance criteria, supply chain, Manufacture and Supply agreements, project management metrics, mechanical components, Hardware QA, Software QA, firmware QA, develops products and manufacturing capability, implements quality control processes, and performs reliability analysis. He has special expertise in applying statistics to design and manufacturing challenges. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1992 to 2009 | Employer: Seagate Technology | Title: Senior Director of Engineering | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2008 to 2008 | Country / Region: Thailand | Summary: He implemented SPC at a high volume supplier of precision electromechanical components to the disk drive industry. |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: He led a Reliability Task Force at a supplier facility in Japan. |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Country / Region: Philippines | Summary: He participated in a task force to solve component quality problems at a Philippines supplier. |
| Years: 2003 to 2003 | Country / Region: Singapore | Summary: He led an international team to solve component process problems at a Singapore supplier. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| He is a member of ISPE. |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| He is a Six Sigma Design Master Blackbelt. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has 24 patents. |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has developed a semester-long course in Design for Manufacturing which he has taught at the university level to upper division/graduate level. He has taught Design for Six Sigma and Introduction to Statistical Design to engineers, managers and executives. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| He has sourced and located suppliers for precision mechanical components and plastic injection molded parts. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| He has experience developing and transferring products to offshore manufacturing, both in-house and outsourced suppliers, of ultra-precision mechanical components. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has performed complex reliability risk assessments and warranty cost reduction projects. |
Fields of Expertise
acceptable quality level, manufacturing quality control, quality control, statistical quality control, automatic screw machine product quality control, capability study, design engineering, design-for-quality, engineering design, high volume, low cost product design, product design, robust design, design for manufacturability, design for manufacture and assembly, electromechanics, supplier quality engineering, plastic product development, motor drive design, computer-aided manufacturing design, acceptance test, quality evaluation, vendor quality auditing, design for cost, acceptance sampling, quality standard, consumer product design, design for assembly, new product development, design for environment, computer-aided design and manufacturing, design process, quality engineering, quality auditing, concurrent engineering, classical dynamics